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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Red Cloud's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who absolves many of the Santee Sioux of their war crimes?
(a) Andrew Jackson
(b) William Sherman
(c) Abraham Lincoln
(d) Andrew Johnson

2. One of the leaders of the Sioux warriors is a Hunkpapa chief named what?
(a) Dull Knife
(b) Sitting Bull
(c) Little Horse
(d) Red Cloud

3. What fort is involved in Little Crow's War?
(a) Fort Ridgely
(b) Fort Pierce
(c) The Alamo
(d) Fort Apache

4. One of the Sioux's most famous warriors during the Powder River encounters goes by what name?
(a) Chief Joseph
(b) Little Horse
(c) Captain Jack
(d) Roman Nose

5. What white man tries to help the Cheyennes end their conflict with the soldiers?
(a) William Sherman
(b) Kit Carson
(c) George Custer
(d) John Bent

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the chief who visited Lincoln receive as a gift?

2. Where does the author, Dee Brown say the Indians learned their savage practices?

3. What US general declared war on the Navajo and Apache?

4. Who turns their backs on John Bent?

5. What famous chief was leading the Navaho nation in 1860?

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